Warrington Wolves • The annual ‘how will 2022/23 SL finish the regular season’
Not many non-Wire fans would have us higher than 6th (or too many Wire fans for that matter). There’s an expectation that we can’t be as bad as last season but also a feeling that Powel is yesterday’s man.
In predicting the 2023 table you need to look at last season and ask yourself, club by club, what has changed?
Despite a change in head coach Saints remain the team to beat. The appointment of Wello isn’t going to be a repeat of what happened with Cunningham. Wellens has had a few seasons learning his trade and he’s ready for the step up.
Wigan were looking good under Peet, and they have a winning attitude, but their key strike weapon last year was Field and I got the impression that other clubs were beginning to get a handle on him by the end of the campaign. They’ll still be up there but a few injuries could see them slip.
Huddersfield had a good year and now it’s a question as to whether they can sustain it / build.
Catalan seem to be going backwards and maybe McNamara has reached the end of his shelf life?
Leeds had the best final quarter to the season of all Super League clubs and Smith has turned them around. They’ll be aiming for top 4 but I don’t think that they have the squad to challenge for top 2.
I see it finishing;
Saints
Wigan
Leeds
Huddersfield
Wire
Catalans
The rest
Leigh should be more competitive than Toulouse were last season.
In predicting the 2023 table you need to look at last season and ask yourself, club by club, what has changed?
Despite a change in head coach Saints remain the team to beat. The appointment of Wello isn’t going to be a repeat of what happened with Cunningham. Wellens has had a few seasons learning his trade and he’s ready for the step up.
Wigan were looking good under Peet, and they have a winning attitude, but their key strike weapon last year was Field and I got the impression that other clubs were beginning to get a handle on him by the end of the campaign. They’ll still be up there but a few injuries could see them slip.
Huddersfield had a good year and now it’s a question as to whether they can sustain it / build.
Catalan seem to be going backwards and maybe McNamara has reached the end of his shelf life?
Leeds had the best final quarter to the season of all Super League clubs and Smith has turned them around. They’ll be aiming for top 4 but I don’t think that they have the squad to challenge for top 2.
I see it finishing;
Saints
Wigan
Leeds
Huddersfield
Wire
Catalans
The rest
Leigh should be more competitive than Toulouse were last season.
Statistics: Posted by St Helens Wolf — Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:24 am — Replies 52 — Views 7976